Tag: Mike McCaffrey

The paper is aimed to serve as a tool to help fintech providers design appropriate financial products that underserved individuals will want to use on a regular basis.

In a newly released paper from the Helix Institute of Digital Finance, titled, Redesigning Digital Finance for Big Data, we begin by offering a framework of analysis for understanding the myriad of different players in the fintech world. This paper goes on to suggest important strategies that digital finance providers (mobile network operators [MNOs], banks and third parties) […]

A person cannot decide to use a financial service until it has been extended within their reach. This blog explores why the counting of mobile money agents accurately is a critical aspect of financial inclusion

This paper lays out a framework for understanding agent network size for digital financial services, drawing a distinction between agent tills and agent outlets. The paper also discusses agent activity rates.

In this paper, we want to look more closely at OTC model, with the help of data from The Helix Institute, InterMedia and the GSMA, which provide an analytical perspective on the pros and cons of the OTC model. This will allow us to propose some recommendations on how to manage OTC going forward.

Eko is a Business Correspondent (India’s term for banking agent) serving the State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and Yes Bank.Eko is effectively running multiple agent networks in tandem and therefore providing a third-party specialist model for banks.